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Microsurgery for tubal reconstruction following falope‐ring® sterilization in swine
Author(s) -
Rock John A.,
Rosenwaks Zev,
Adashi Eli Y.,
Jones Howard W.,
King Theodore M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920010108
Subject(s) - medicine , microsurgery , laparotomy , anastomosis , surgery , oviduct , sterilization (economics) , operating microscope , fallopian tube , anatomy , andrology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
Thirteen domestic swine underwent laparotomy and sterilization using the Falope‐Ring®. The silastic band was applied to the isthmus in 6 swine, and to the isthmic‐ampullary junction in 7 swine. Tubal reconstruction was performed using the OPMI–6 Zeiss operating microscope. Pregnancy was observed in 5 (83%) of 6 swine following isthmic‐isthmic anastomosis, and in 5 (71%) of 7 swine following isthmic‐ampullary anastomosis. Overall, 10 (77%) of 13 swine conceived following tubal anastomosis. An advantage to the placement of the Falope‐Ring® in the isthmus of the swine oviduct could not be demonstrated by chi‐square analysis.